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 Vacation Too Pricey?
 Try the Staycation 

Strapped would-be travelers get creative in turning home into exotic destination

Jul 16, 08 7:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some Americans aren’t letting high fuel prices and a weak dollar get in the way of travel plans, the Wall Street Journal finds. Wannabe wayfarers are taking the “staycation”—a holiday spent at home—to new heights of creativity, with one Bronx woman swapping a trip to... More »

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gas prices • travel trends • travel tips • cheap travel • staycation

Road Deaths Drop as Gas Price Soars

Study estimates
$4 gas will prevent 1,000 deaths a month

Jul 12, 08 7:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The record-breaking gas prices putting the squeeze on American drivers may be a lifesaver for some, reports the AP. Experts crunched 20 years of data and discovered that auto deaths fell 2.3% for every 10% hike in gas prices. When gas went up, people drove slower and bought safer... More »

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motorists • speeding • driving • gas prices • road safety • teenage drivers • oil prices

Consumers
Are Quickly Trading Down

Switch to cheaper goods is broadest
since early '80s

Jul 11, 08 12:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - As fuel prices and home foreclosures steadily rise, Americans are trading down in everything from automobiles to their lunch options. That's not unusual in an economic downturn, but the speed with which it's happening is, the Wall Street Journal reports. And the flight to the affordable and generic is affecting... More »

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consumer goods • gas prices • consumer prices • retail stores • discounts • weak dollar • subprime crisis • weakening economy • Wal-Mart

OPINION

Why $8 Gas Would Be Awesome

A call for a return to
the days when driving was for rich jerks

Jul 11, 08 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gas, as you may have heard, has topped $4 a gallon, and Joel Stein of the LA Times loves it. "Cheap gas is unfair," he argues, tongue mostly in cheek. Heck, why not make it $8 or even $10 a gallon, as in Europe, "where they have... More »

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gas • traffic • gas prices • fuel costs • energy costs

Gas Prices Produce Spike in Online Classes

Students prefer classrooms, but not commute to campus

Jul 11, 08 6:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands of American students have begun to take college courses over the Internet in response to rising fuel costs, writes the New York Times. Universities across the country have seen enrollment in online classes spike—some more than 50 to 100%—with the biggest jumps at 2-year community colleges, where... More »

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Internet • college • gas prices • online courses • colleges and universities

Against the Odds, Maserati Sales Jump

12-MPG, $115K sports car sees 20% US growth so far in '08

Jul 10, 08 5:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Buoyed by wealthy, middle-aged men who can afford to defy high gas prices and a plummeting economy, sales of Maserati luxury cars are up in the US this year, Bloomberg reports. Common brands like Lexus and BMW have seen sales fall, but the very rich don't skimp when they see... More »

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Lexus • luxury car • gas prices • auto industry • BMW • economy • conspicuous consumption • Maserati

 Gas Use Hits
 Record Low,
 Prices Still Sky High 

Increasing supply fails to dent price

Jul 10, 08 2:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Soaring gas prices are changing Americans driving habits, cutting consumption to the lowest levels in five years, reports the Wall Street Journal. Gas consumption dropped by 3.3% to 9.3 million barrels a day compared with last year's Fourth of July holiday. Some 62% of Americans are changing summer... More »

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gas • diesel • gas prices • oil refineries • New York Mercantile Exchange • Energy Information Administration • oil consumption • Schork Group • gas consumption

PRODUCT REVIEW

 Fiat 500:
 Mini Package,
 Max Charisma 

A sexy and economical European delight that's fun to drive and cheap to operate

Jul 9, 08 11:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Add adorable to 40-plus miles per gallon and you get the Fiat 500, an Italian compact that, despite taking a while to go from 0 to 60, brings a new sweetness to the term eye candy, Dan Neil writes in the Los Angeles Times: "It's fun to look at,... More »

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Europe • gas prices • auto industry • Fiat • gas mileage

Furious Voters to Congress: Lower Gas Prices Now!

Constituents turn up heat on lawmakers

Jul 9, 08 2:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lawmakers who returned to their districts for the 4th of July break have been pushed back to Congress with a resounding order to take action to lower gas prices. Angry and anxious taxpayers have made it clear that soaring energy prices are their chief concern, giving their representatives fresh impetus... More »

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Congress • gas prices • oil price • bipartisanship • offshore oil • energy policy

GOP Charts Offshore Drilling Compromise

Rising energy costs may sway moderate Dems to cross lines

Jul 8, 08 11:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is trying to forge a bipartisan coalition on domestic oil drilling, Politico reports. Republican senators believe they can sway enough moderate Democrats on an amendment to end a federal ban on coastline drilling—allowing a dramatic shift in US energy policy, and reaping a big... More »

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energy • Senate • GOP • Mitch McConnell • gas prices • compromise • oil drilling • bipartisanship • offshore oil

Would You Take Free Gas for Life, or $250K?

In Florida lottery, most prefer fuel, even though math doesn't work out

Jul 8, 08 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Florida lottery players have the chance to win "free gas for life," and if that sounds too good to be a second-place prize, it is. The weekly runners-up will get free, but not unlimited, fill-ups worth $2,600 per year—which is unlikely to add up to more... More »

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Florida • gas prices • lottery • prize

 Toyota to Add
 Solar Panels
 to Prius 

Some 2009 models will have panels that help power air conditioning

Jul 7, 08 9:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Toyota plans to go even more “green” with its hybrid Prius, offering solar panels as a high-end option beginning with the 2009 model year, reports Reuters. And, although the panels will do little more than help power the air conditioning system, Toyota’s move shows just how far automakers... More »

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Toyota • Toyota Prius • green energy • gas prices • solar panels

 $6 Gas Possible by Year's End 

With oil near $150 a barrel, experts say $200 is a very real number for 2008

Jul 7, 08 7:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - As oil flirts with $150 a barrel, nearly double its price from last year, the specter of $6 a gallon gas at US pumps has become more real. A plethora of factors—from the threat of conflict with Iran to tight supplies and a weak dollar—continue to exert upward... More »

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gas prices • oil price • oil production • $100 a barrel oil • oil reserves • economy • strategic petroleum reserve

 Easy St.: Thieves Having a Gas 

As prices rise, anyone can steal fuel

Jul 6, 08 9:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stealing gas by siphoning it from vehicles is a simple crime that can reap big rewards—and as fuel prices soar, the crime is ever-more tempting for thieves, the Washington Post reports. A Maryland county reported zero or one thefts yearly from 2005 to 2007, but cops have already logged... More »

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gas • theft • fuel • gas prices

 Hunt Is On for Florida Oil 

2006 compromise opened up protected area; others could soon follow

Jul 5, 08 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - The record-breaking price of oil is shifting public opinion toward lifting a moratorium on new offshore drilling, reports the AP. Four companies acquired rights to explore parcels of land off the Florida coast in March, under a 2006 Congressional compromise that opened up 8.3 million acres off the Panhandle... More »

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Florida • oil • gas prices • Bill Nelson • oil production • oil exploration • oil reserves • offshore oil

Dear God: Please Lower Gas Prices!

Prayer group pleads for divine intervention with ascendant pump costs

Jul 4, 08 6:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Many analysts say there isn't a prayer of gas prices coming down any time soon, but there's a group out there bent on proving them wrong, reports CNS News. The Prayer at the Pump Movement, led by Seventh-Day Adventist Rocky Twyman, has been holding vigils at gas stations across the... More »

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Saudi Arabia • gas prices • oil price • prayer

Fires, Spiking Gas Aside,
Calif. Tourism Still Sunny

Flocking foreigners capitalize on dollar

Jul 3, 08 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Near-continuous wildfires and soaring gas prices don’t seem to have made much of a dent in California’s tourism industry, the San Jose Mercury News reports. California's AAA reports only an 0.8% drop in Fourth of July domestic tourism, and a jump in visitors from abroad more than... More »

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California • tourism • wildfires • vacation • gas prices • California wildfires • weakening economy • Big Sur

 American to Cut 7K Jobs 

Massive layoffs planned in response to rising fuel costs

Jul 3, 08 10:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - American Airlines plans to cut as many as 900 flight attendants from its ranks next month as part of nearly 7,000 expected layoffs this year, reports the Dallas Morning News. The job cuts, intended to counter rising fuel expenses, mirror an intended 8% reduction in the airline's worldwide... More »

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flight • layoffs • flight attendant • American Airlines • gas prices • job cuts • aircraft carrier • weakening economy • fuel costs • pilots

 US Lost 62K Jobs in June 

US payrolls suffer sixth straight monthly decline

Jul 3, 08 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - US employers, battered by rising fuel prices and a stuttering economy, continued to cut payrolls in June, eliminating some 62,000 jobs. It was the sixth straight monthly drop, reports the Wall Street Journal, and nearly 13% more than economists expected. Payrolls have fallen 438,000 so far this year,... More »

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unemployment • gas prices • payrolls • home values • economy

GLOSSIES

 The Good in $4 Gas 

Less obesity, traffic, and accidents, for starters

Jul 2, 08 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The rest of the world may have thought it would never happen, but energy prices are beginning to change Americans' behavior. Time notes some positive aspects:
  1. Jobs lost to globalization return, because energy costs make international shipping unattractive.
  2. Suburban sprawl is slowing as people choose to live closer
... More »

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obesity • oil • gas • traffic • commute • gas prices • auto insurance

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